Aega (goddess)
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- This article is about the solar deity. For other meanings, see Aega, the disambiguation page.
In
Greek mythology,
Aega ("goat" or "gust of wind"; also
Aex) was a minor
Nature goddess, goddess of domesticated animals. She was the daughter of
Helios and
Gaia. When the
Titans attacked
Olympus, Gaia hid her in a cave to conceal her blinding brightness. In another myth, she and her sisters were to nurse
Zeus; her sister
Amalthea took Aega's place as wet-nurse. She later became the
constellation Capella. She had a son, Aegipan, by Zeus; he was a similar deity to
Pan.
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